BIO 440
MICROBIAL
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Industrial Scale Fermentation
• Fermentation in any industrial context, aerobically or anaerobically, any large-scale industrial process
Industrial Scale Fermentation
• Tank where fermenter industrial fermentation takes place
Industrial Scale Fermentation
• Fermenter, microorganism producing product as a result of fermentation reaction
• Ferment, fermented compound
Industrial Scale Fermentation
• There are many industrial products and these include both cells and substances produced by the cells.
Dimensions of fermenters and scale-up
Fermenter size (liter)
5-10 liter laboratory scale 1 to 20.000
40-80.000 100-150000
200,000–500,000 liter industrial scale